NJASA Legislative Updates
July 30, 2018
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The following Legislative Activity took place, July 26, 2018:

A-1888 Muoio/Benson/Vainieri Huttle/Gusciora/Caputo/Zwicker/Eustace
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Transferred to Senate Transportation Committee; Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

A-2436 Benson/Swain/Tully/Bucco
Requires certain school district transportation supervisors to complete educational program.
Transferred to Senate Transportation Committee; Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

A-4224 Tully/Swain/Benson
Directs Commissioner of Education to study safety of school bus passengers in certain emergency situations, including school bus accidents.
Transferred to Senate Transportation Committee; Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments , 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

S-859 Turner/Ruiz
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Transferred to Senate Transportation Committee; Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

S-1773 Diegnan, Jr./Gopal
Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct.
Transferred to Senate Transportation Committee; Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments , 2nd Reading

S-2754 Lagana/Greenstein
Directs Commissioner of Education to study safety of school bus passengers in certain emergency situations, including school bus accidents.
Transferred to Senate Transportation Committee; Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments , 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

S-2755 Lagana
Requires certain school district transportation supervisors to complete educational program.
Transferred to Senate Transportation Committee; Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments , 2nd Reading

S-2848 Diegnan, Jr./Lagana
Requires school bus drivers to submit medical certificate to MVC to prove continuing physical fitness and to submit to medical examination that includes certain screenings.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments , 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

S-2850 Lagana/Diegnan, Jr.
Requires employing board of education or school bus contractor, within 24 hours of notification that school bus driver's license is suspended or revoked, to verify to DOE that driver is no longer operating school bus.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

S-2851 Lagana/Diegnan, Jr.
Requires boards of education and school bus contractors employ certain school bus safety personnel.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

S-2852 Diegnan, Jr./Lagana
Requires school bus operations in State to comply with certain federal regulations.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

S-2853 Diegnan, Jr./Holzapfel
Requires safety education training twice per school year for school bus drivers and school bus aides.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

S-2854 Diegnan, Jr./Lagana
Requires school bus drivers to retake certain knowledge test upon license renewal.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

S-2855 Lagana
Requires public school student to carry identification card at school-sponsored, off-campus activities and requires principal to keep list of students on school buses used for school-sponsored activities in case of emergencies.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee; Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading